[SBE] activating inactives

[McGlothen, Darryl]

Reply to E Bukont:

SBE is an organization (Society, if you will) of Broadcast Engineers who
are not limited to one, or any, voltage format. By their very nature,
Broadcast Engineers must be proficient in a variety of disciplines
ranging from low-voltage wiring to ethernet networking to extremely High
Voltage/High Frequency RF radiation. We also must be able to configure
and operate satellite up- and down-link equipment, maintain studio and
Production (excuse me...Creative Services) equipment from switching and
routing (both video and audio) to recording, editing, and storage
hardware to software configuration, telephone systems, building
maintenance ("The toilet in the girl's room is plugged, again!") vehicle
servicing and a host of other duties.

If it were necessary to be 'certified' in all these areas, the Engineer
would have no time to apply his skills. Those of us who have SBE
Certification(s) of one or more areas have demonstrated our ability to
perform all, or at least some, of the duties mentioned above. Even
without 'certification', the engineer with several years of practical
experience in the field has honed these skills to a respectable level of
competence. While SBE membership is no guarantee of capability,
certification in any of the core areas of Broadcast Engineering
qualifies that person as one who is able to perform the duties of
his/her profession beyond the expectations of any reasonable employer.


> -----Original Message-----

> From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On

> Behalf Of Edwin Bukont

> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 5:57 AM

> To: sbe member discussion mail list

> Subject: Re: [SBE] activating inactives

>

>

> How about SBE gets involved with BICSI and provides a

> broadcaster oriented core under their program...snip...SBE should be

> enforcing the regulations, rather than not addressing them at all.

> 

> BICSI is a recognized standard for telecomm integration and

> some vendors now offer BICSI certified products.

> 

> I think SBE has to decide what it wants to represent, be it

> operating engineers, telecomm technicians, engineering

> managers, whatever, and then focus on that.  SBE should

> decide what part of the national standards for construction,

> safety, electrical codes etc they wish to be involved in. 


SBE represents Broadcast Engineers...in every facet of their careers.
SBE is not an enforcer for any regulatory agency but DOES advocate on
behalf of Broadcast Engineers when dealing with those agencies. Which
regulations do you perceive SBE as not addressing? SBE does not (and
should not) pick and choose which codes and standards to be involved in
but addresses all such on behalf of the membership to the benefit of
everyone involved in broadcast related industries. Try reading
http://www.sbe.org/about_index.php or even the Short Circuits headlines
on the main page http://www.sbe.org. You might be surprised what the SBE
is doing.

OK, off my soap box...

Darryl McGlothen, CBNT
SBE #117 Chapter Chair